Widespread use of blogs, wikis, webpages, moodle, etc (Web2.0), for classroom instruction.
Administrative, parent, board, support of investment in technology
Hefty budget
We have in house expertise
Students have a lot of eagerness, an eagerness to help, and are engadged and enjoy technology.
Weaknesses:
Mentality of seeing technology as usurping curriculum instead of enhancing it.
We don't know wat technology actually serves student learning best.
The 3 divisions are not on the same page as far as philosophy of incorporating academic technology.
Fear - "I don't use technology...Will that threaten job security?"
Not enough access for students.
Wireless not avaiable in all parts of the building.
Highly invested in old models (student access, information access, networks, etc.).
Balance of technology and teaching (find that sweet spot).
Funds for some families to provide computers for children are limited.
What the expectations at USM of teachers, parents, and students, regarding use of technology.
What is the philosophy at USM regarding tech use.
Not enough seeing the rationale for using 21st century tools for teaching 21st century students.
What are the defined best practices to integrate technology into instruction?
Scope and sequence of information literacy.
Who is teaching computer skills/typing curriculum, online research?
Better match of national standards (do our teachers even know about them?)
Lack of time for Prof Dev.
Opportunities for professional growth are not adequatedly shared with faculty.
No accessment of new initiatives or professional development (What worked? What didn't? Why? etc.)
Some people are not interested in learning about new trends, tech tools, instruction, willingness to see beyond my classrooom and my tried and true 20th century methods.
General difficulties with technology (mac compatabilty, issues with students saving favorites or their files, etc.) that take away from classtime of only 45 minutes.
Redundancy in the amount of work that faculty have to do in using new and more tools, also creating more work for students, disorganized colletion of resources for families.
Opportunities:
Resident faculty experts
Phase II
Give teachers laptops
The sky is the limit. Impact on education of students should be researched and supported.
Action research by faculty.
Actech opportunites better match branding for future of school.
Public Wi-Fi
Use technology to bring students together across divisions with Colleges, etc. (tutoring, book clubs, writing partners)
Using social networking tools for instruction, collaboration, and communication.
Offering online-courses/Virtual Classrooms (i.e. Second Life)
Onsite conferences for faculty and outside world done by faculty students.
Making all users self suffiicient (troubleshooting, installing, etc.)
What specifically are our needs as a school? Let's go for it!! We have the means, take advantage...
Threats:
Introducing some technologies for technology sake.
Falling behind other schools.
Falling behind in general (life, society, etc.) if we stay put.
Moore's Law (every 18 months is a technology generational change). A commitment to technology, once it starts is forever on going.
Technology dependencies on funds ($$$$)
Economic downturn
Fear (uncertainty and doom...FUD)
Generational differences
Without a common goal and philosophy, or expectations of our efforts in technology will always remain random.
Equity about access for all of our families.
Privacy and saftey of our users.
Google makes us stoopid. Kids can't read and analyse in a focused and sustained way.
Tradition is being undermined by new technologies.
Will technology take something away from out interactions (i.e. the human on the Axiom in "Wall-E")
Afternoon (12:45 - 2:30)
CATEGORIES / IDEAS / DIRECTIONS
Professional Development (Need)
Accessment of new initiatives, both project related and prof dev.
Opportunity for professional growth.
Action research by faculty
Professional Development (PD) groups - what we have now could grow into peer coaching.
Onsite conference for faculty and outside world could be done by internal faculty and students.
Opportunities for professional growth are not adequately share with faculty
Lack of time for prof dev.
Access and Equity
No student e-mail
Give teachers laptops
Multiplatform (I don't think that this is access and equity...should be philosophy and rationale?)
Administrative and parent support of investment in technology
What we have is current in terms of SW and HW tools (smartboards).
Public Wi-Fi
Students (most) have access at home
Most families have money to provide computers for children
Not enough access for students in house in current model
Highly invested in old models (student access, information access, networks, etc.).
Wireless not available in all parts of the building.
Philosophy and Rationale Expectations
Waht is the philosophy at USM regarding technology use?
Not enough seeing the rationale for using 21st. century tools for teaching 21st century students.
Best Practices to integrate tech into instructions (what are they?)
What are the expectations at USM of teachers, parents, and students regarding the use of technology
Scope and Sequence
Scope and sequence of information literacy.
Better match of national standards (do our teachers even know about them?)
Simple computers for word processing and internet for humanities
Digital Citizenship
Privacy and safety for all of our users.
Benchmarkings, Assessment, and Evaluation
Actech opportunites better match branding for future of school.
Balance of technology and teaching (find that sweet spot).
Who is teaching computer skills/typing curriculum, online research?
Students are engaged and enjoy technology
The sky is the limit. Impact on education of students should be researched and supported.
Physical Space
Phase II
Rooms not setup for tech use (US English)
General difficulties with technology (mac compatabilty, issues with students saving favorites or their files, etc.) that take away from classtime of only 45 minutes.
Student Achievement
Not enough student collaborative work (outside school)
More tech can mean More work for students (WebAssign)
We don't know what technology actually servers student learning best.
School Culture
Mentality of seeing technology as usurping curriculum instead of enhancing it.
Fear - "I don't user tech. Will that threaten job security?"
Some people are not interested in learning about new trends, tech tools, instruction, willingness to see beyond my classrooom and my tried and true 20th century methods.
Openness to new ideas
Students buy-in and have an eagerness to help.
Strong faculty student relationships
Faculty have a very strong sense of USM community, and teachers who genuinely care about kids.
The three divisions are not on the same page as far as philosophy of incorporating academic technology.
Technology has a perception of eating up moreand more time. Does not necessarily create efficiency, but volume.
Technology can provide more time for teaching, not less
Resources (Have)
Widespread use of blogs, wikis, webpages, moodle, etc. (Web 2.0) for classroom instruction.
Heafty budget.
A LOT of support if you want to try something new
Technology can create redundancy
Disorganized collection of resources for families
Using social networking tools for instruction, collaboration, and communicaction.
Too many apps
We have in house expertise
What specifically are our needs as a school? Let's go for it!! We have the means for it.
Super teamwork between tech and academics.
Confusing organization structure (Scope of positions, roles, etc.)
Resident faculty experts
Motivated faculty and staff
Sustainablity
One to one
Emerging Trends
Virtual Classrooms (i.e. second life)
Offing Online Courses
Collaboration
Use tchnology to bring students together across divisions with collegese, etc. (Tutoring, book clubs, writing partners, etc.)
"Develop an actionable plan to enhance student achievement and prepare students to be successfull in an world with unprecidented access to infomation, communication, and connectivity."
Next Steps:
Tie to Future Professional Development
Active, informational prof dev mty - write our own rational and have faculty read it at the meeting.
Narrow the strategies.
Prioritize strategies - Prof Dev is FIRST, esp. if we have a plan for summer
Develop tactics for all strategies
Board Meeting. 15min presentation.
Pocus on balance among all parties (faculty, students, parents, etc.)
Next meeting
1/21/2009 - Cory's Reorganization of Strategies
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Opportunities (including summer)
Prof Dev groupings (ongoing)
Time
In-house and outside expertise
PHILOSOPHY
Rationale for tech use (the changing learner and the 21st Cent. landscape)
School culture (mixing need for 21st teaching with established tradition of excellence)
Expectations (from all stakeholders)
PHYSICAL RESOURCES
Access (both wireless and machines)
Equity
Physical space (i.e. Phase II)
Storage (server vs. cloud, server vs. machine)
Software needs
(Added by Chris) Sustainability...
CURRICULUM
Scope and sequence (where is technology being "taught"?)
Benchmarks (how do we compare to _? Branding.)
Assessment and evaluation (how does tech use change tradition assessment?)
1/23/2009 - CARP Meeting
Proposed second draft of Tech Plan Strategies:
PHILOSOPHY
Rationale for tech use (the changing learner and the 21st Cent. landscape)
School culture (mixing need for 21st teaching with established tradition of excellence)
Expectations (from all stakeholders)
Collaboration
Emerging Technologies
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Opportunities (including summer)
Prof Dev groupings (ongoing)
Time
In-house and outside expertise
RESOURCES
Access (both wireless and machines)
Equity
Physical space (i.e. Phase II)
Storage (server vs. cloud, server vs. machine)
Software needs
Sustainability...
CURRICULUM
Scope and sequence (where is technology being "taught"?)
Benchmarks (how do we compare to _? Branding.)
Assessment and evaluation (how does tech use change tradition assessment?)
Student Achievement
Goal of Process:
"Develop an actionable plan to enhance student achievement and prepare students to be successful in a world with unprecedented access to information, communication, and connectivity."
Strategies:
PHILOSOPHY - "Create a school wide academic technology philosophy"
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - "Provide professional development opportunities"
RESOURCES - "Develop a sustainable technology plan"
CURRICULUM - "Articulate educational technology standards in curriculum and instruction at USM"
Action Steps:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Create formal and informal opportunities for ongoing and embedded PD.
Host October 2009 academic technology conference to deepen technology awareness and facilitate professional growth goals.
Create and maintain professional development teams centered around common goals.
Evaluate PD opportunities provided to faculty members, including faculty feedback in various forms.
Create an evaluative process, aligned with new faculty evaluation, for monitoring faculty progress in achieving their technology PD goal.
Assess, develop, and use in-house expertise in various areas.
Create PD Summer Academy.
Collect data (including school visits) about best practices in professional development relating to academic technology.
Set an expectation for the creation of annual academic technology PD goals for all faculty.
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Opportunities:
Threats:
Afternoon (12:45 - 2:30)
CATEGORIES / IDEAS / DIRECTIONS
Goal of Process:
"Develop an actionable plan to enhance student achievement and prepare students to be successfull in an world with unprecidented access to infomation, communication, and connectivity."
Next Steps:
1/21/2009 - Cory's Reorganization of Strategies
1/23/2009 - CARP Meeting
Proposed second draft of Tech Plan Strategies:
Goal of Process:
"Develop an actionable plan to enhance student achievement and prepare students to be successful in a world with unprecedented access to information, communication, and connectivity."
Strategies:
Action Steps:
NEXT STEPS:
1. Create Action steps for three remaining strategies:
2. Schedule TSC meetings from now till end of school year - Gregg and Chris.
3. Create Board Tech Presentation - Gregg, Chris, Cory, and Nikki.**